The Impact of Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Six-Year Single-Center Experience.

Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common infections following kidney transplantation. Risk factors for UTIs in kidney transplant recipients include female gender, age, pre-transplant urinary tract abnormalities, diabetes, and recurrent UTIs. Infections of the bladder or urethra are termed lower UTIs, while those involving the kidneys or ureters are called upper UTIs.

Determining the Prevalence of Child Maltreatment Among Young Adults in Saudi Arabia Using ISPCAN Child Abuse Screening Tool.

Background Child maltreatment is an important public health issue, thus determining its prevalence is critical to recognize the extent of the problem and mandate efforts to combat child abuse. We aimed to investigate child maltreatment prevalence among special populations of young adults in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods We used the retrospective version of the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) Child Abuse Screening Tool (ICAST-R).

Shark Fin Electrocardiogram: A Deadly Electrocardiogram Pattern in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy During 15 Years of Follow-Up.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) or stress-induced cardiomyopathy is characterized by transient left ventricular apical ballooning in the absence of coronary occlusion. Although the underlying mechanism is still unknown, exaggerated sympathetic nervous system and catecholamine cardiotoxicity, followed by metabolic disturbance, and multi-vessel epicardial coronary artery vasospasm, are thought to be responsible for the development of this condition. TTC accounts for 1-2% of patients presenting with the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with the majority of patients being postmenopausal women.